Quartet of Mustangs Earn National Rankings; Cal Poly Sits No. 25
2/23/2023 11:10:00 AM | Wrestling
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. -- This week the Cal Poly wrestling team has three matmen ranked nationally while a fourth is an honorable mention.
Bernie Truax (11-1) climbed to No. 2 in The Open Mat rankings at 197 pounds while Dom Demas (8-6) sports a No. 16 ranking at 149 pounds by College Wrestling Report. Both wrestlers missed a few dual meets due to injury but returned to the lineup in February.
With three wins against top-33 wrestlers in his last four matches, Ethan Rotondo (9-11) has earned a No. 33 ranking at 133 pounds from InterMat.
And 285-pounder Trevor Tinker (13-7), who has won the final match of a dual meet four times to clinch victory for the Mustangs this season, is listed as an honorable mention by Flo Wrestling.
Cal Poly as a team is ranked No. 25 in the latest National Wrestling Coaches Division I Poll. The Mustangs clinched the Pac-12 dual meet title with wins over Stanford and Oregon State last weekend, improving to 8-6 overall and 5-0 in conference duals.
The allocations by conference for the upcoming national championships have been released by the NCAA.
In the Pac-12, 19 spots are guaranteed for the nationals. The top three finishers at 125, 133 and 197 pounds automatically qualify, along with the top two at 149, 165 and 174. Only the Pac-12 champion at 141, 157, 184 and 285 will qualify automatically.
The remaining 46 at-large qualifiers will be announced March 7, with the national brackets to be released March 8. Each of the 10 weight classes will consist of 33 wrestlers.
Cal Poly is preparing for the Pac-12 Championship, scheduled for Sunday, March 5, at Stanford. The NCAA Division I National Championships will be held March 16-18 in Tulsa, Okla.
Bernie Truax (11-1) climbed to No. 2 in The Open Mat rankings at 197 pounds while Dom Demas (8-6) sports a No. 16 ranking at 149 pounds by College Wrestling Report. Both wrestlers missed a few dual meets due to injury but returned to the lineup in February.
With three wins against top-33 wrestlers in his last four matches, Ethan Rotondo (9-11) has earned a No. 33 ranking at 133 pounds from InterMat.
And 285-pounder Trevor Tinker (13-7), who has won the final match of a dual meet four times to clinch victory for the Mustangs this season, is listed as an honorable mention by Flo Wrestling.
Cal Poly as a team is ranked No. 25 in the latest National Wrestling Coaches Division I Poll. The Mustangs clinched the Pac-12 dual meet title with wins over Stanford and Oregon State last weekend, improving to 8-6 overall and 5-0 in conference duals.
The allocations by conference for the upcoming national championships have been released by the NCAA.
In the Pac-12, 19 spots are guaranteed for the nationals. The top three finishers at 125, 133 and 197 pounds automatically qualify, along with the top two at 149, 165 and 174. Only the Pac-12 champion at 141, 157, 184 and 285 will qualify automatically.
The remaining 46 at-large qualifiers will be announced March 7, with the national brackets to be released March 8. Each of the 10 weight classes will consist of 33 wrestlers.
Cal Poly is preparing for the Pac-12 Championship, scheduled for Sunday, March 5, at Stanford. The NCAA Division I National Championships will be held March 16-18 in Tulsa, Okla.
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